Greenbrier coach Stefanie Basinger called it surreal, while seniors Morgan Taylor and Mallory Myers called it one of the best wins in their basketball careers.

In the first day of their Queens of the Court tournament, the Lady Wolfpack matched up against the perennial state title contender Laney Lady Wildcats in their season-opener. The Lady Wildcats finished 29-2 with a trip to the Class AA state semifinals a year ago. No slouches themselves, the Lady Wolfpack reached the state quarterfinals in Class AAAAA in 2014 and began the season with consecutive wins.

Unable to convert open looks early, the Evans Lady Knights fell behind and had to play catch-up the rest of the way in the opening game of Greenbrier High School’s Queens of the Court tournament Friday afternoon.

“They got outhustled a little bit early on and I think that’s a factor that we’re young,” said Evans’ coach Ryan Morningstar, who starts two freshmen. “Our inexperience showed a little bit more than it did in our first game.”

With a third of the sports seasons complete, it’s time to see where our schools are standing in the Georgia Athletic Directors Association’s Region Directors Cup.

At the conclusion of 2013-2014 in Region 2-AAAAA, Greenbrier claimed the top spot for the fifth consecutive year, and so far they are ahead of the pack – so to speak.

To quickly recap, points are determined by how well teams do in state postseason tournaments. Teams earn 100 points for a state title, 90 points as state runners-up, and the points are scaled down the line accordingly.

Christian Bowles sealed shut the family pipeline to Division I schools on Monday.

In a ceremony at Lakeside High School, the Panthers’ senior signed to run cross country and track for Georgia Tech, following the trail left by older sisters Anna, a senior at the University of Georgia, and Sarah, a sophomore at Georgia Tech.

“It’s exciting, all the hard work over my high school career is finally coming together and paying off,” Bowles said.